Afghan aid at risk from Taliban ban on women, warns United Nations
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#67HQA)
Standoff between UN and Taliban may lead loss of billions in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
The UN's lead humanitarian coordinator has said UN-supplied aid cannot continue if the Taliban does not lift its ban on women working for humanitarian aid agencies in Afghanistan.
Martin Griffiths, the head of the UN's humanitarian programme OCHA is due to visit Kabul shortly to discuss the impasse.
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